Hi there. I own two English Cocker Spaniel. They're both angels, love people and are super good family dogs. They are siblings, roughly one year apart (almost on the day). Both are females.
The older of the two (B) has always been very anxious. We're not sure why, but she's very alert and seems to never be able to relax. However, she does have her happy and excited moments. She loves fetch, loves to go outside and just play overall and loves cuddles and belly rubs too. She's really an amazing dog 99% of the time.
Lately, more around night time, around 8-9-10PM... she's been attacking her younger sister (J) if she gets too close. But not in a "you're in my personal space" or "you're annoying me" kind of way, but almost like she has a problem with her, eyeing her the entire time, refusing to play all of a sudden, not wanting to do anything but be super awkward and uneasy around everyone, like a flipped switch. They even play tug of war together with me and are usually fine. But once a night or every few nights she outright jumps at J, barking at her and showing her teeth, and it's been making J more scared to want to do anything as well, since she can read the vibe B is giving off when she's in that strange mood.
I'm wondering what this is? Why is she so uneasy? Why does she randomly attack her sister even though they're both totally find almost all the time?
Again, this isn't J bothering B or anything, it seems completely random.
The older of the two (B) has always been very anxious. We're not sure why, but she's very alert and seems to never be able to relax. However, she does have her happy and excited moments. She loves fetch, loves to go outside and just play overall and loves cuddles and belly rubs too. She's really an amazing dog 99% of the time.
Lately, more around night time, around 8-9-10PM... she's been attacking her younger sister (J) if she gets too close. But not in a "you're in my personal space" or "you're annoying me" kind of way, but almost like she has a problem with her, eyeing her the entire time, refusing to play all of a sudden, not wanting to do anything but be super awkward and uneasy around everyone, like a flipped switch. They even play tug of war together with me and are usually fine. But once a night or every few nights she outright jumps at J, barking at her and showing her teeth, and it's been making J more scared to want to do anything as well, since she can read the vibe B is giving off when she's in that strange mood.
I'm wondering what this is? Why is she so uneasy? Why does she randomly attack her sister even though they're both totally find almost all the time?
Again, this isn't J bothering B or anything, it seems completely random.